10 Useful Resources For Salesforce.com Developers

CEO Marc Benioff once shared background on how Salesforce started to envision itself as an ecosystem because of an early conversation with a business icon at TechCrunch Disrupt:

While building Salesforce, Benioff went to Jobs for advice, and relayed one great story of how a particular meeting ran — a meeting that later served as inspiration for building the Salesforce platform, in fact. He asked Jobs what he should do next, and Jobs said three key things. One, Salesforce needed to be 10 times larger in the next 24 months or it’s over, he said. It needed to get a huge client, and it needed an application ecosystem. “What’s an application ecosystem, Steve?” Benioff asked at the time, recalling that Jobs’ enigmatic answer was something along the lines of “I don’t know, but you’d better figure it out.”

Now, while many developers are focusing their attention on building apps for iPhone and Android (disclosure: we’re hiring iOS engineers!), we wanted to curate a list of Salesforce resources to get you started as Salesforce developer. Here’s a look at the top ten:

Force.com Platform Fundamentals: An introduction to custom application development in the cloud. This book provides a thorough introduction to the declarative aspects of the Force.com platform.

Developer Workbooks, provided by Salesforce: The Force.com Workbook provides a set of practical, step-by-step tutorials that walk you through building and deploying a simple application. This is a great way to get started.

CodeTalk: A new pilot program for developers to have their Force.com technical queries answered via a live, unscripted 30 minute Q&A session on pre-selected topics.

Salesforce Developer Certification: With a Developer credential, you’ll demonstrate your ability to use the Force.com platform to the fullest. Your credentialed skills will be sought after by companies who want to unleash the potential of cloud computing. To earn this credential, you must pass a multiple-choice exam at a testing center or in an online-proctored environment. Want to learn more? We recommend checking out: